Total distance travelled since Santos: 4345 nautical milesThis is our 3rd time to Madeira. On our first visit we rode down the hillside in a wicker sled. Last time was the incident with my ankle so other than hobble around the prom, bought a bottle of wine and had a cup of coffee, we did nothing that exciting. This our 3rd time, we had planned to visit Europe's highest vertical cliff – Cabo Girão. The number 154 bus drops you directly outside the entra...

We have 2 days at sea now before we hit land again. It's time to sit back and enjoy the ride. Life at sea, however is not all plain sailing (sorry about the pun!) It’s time for another 'incident’.Kaye related to us that as she and her husband Charlie were getting in to the elevator last night. It was pretty full. The elevator stopped at a deck and the doors opened. A man and his wife pushed their way in to the dismay of some passengers alread...